Thomas F. Lebens is a partner with Fitch, Even Tabin and Flannery, residing in the firm's San Luis Obispo, California office, at 102 Cross Street Suite 220, PO Box 3856, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403, (805)548-1800. Mr. Lebens serves as Managing Partner for West Coast Operations at Fitch, Even, Tabin and Flannery.
Mr. Lebens received his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and served as student body president at Cal Poly. Mr. Lebens received his law degree with honors from the University of San Diego School of Law, and was an Adjunct Professor of Law for the University of San Diego.
Mr. Lebens is an experienced patent attorney, having served clients
since 1991 in preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications,
including appeals and interference practice, with a technical emphasis in
the areas of analog and digital electronics; optics; control systems;
communications, including cellular telephony and satellite communications
and design; semiconductor fabrication; circuit design; physics; medical
devices, implants and imaging; consumer electronics, including television
technologies, and optical video technologies; materials and contraband
detection and imagery; weaponry, including non-lethal weaponry; complex
computer software technologies, including data compression and encryption,
database design, intruder detection, software design tools, and internet
technologies; and business methods,
including software and business processes. Mr. Lebens is highly experienced in matters pertaining to
intellectual property and business strategy; licensing; infringement and
validity analysis; patentability, infringement and validity opinions; and
copyright, both for artistic works and computer software. Mr. Lebens is also
expert at counseling clients and negotiating licensing and infringement
matters.
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Tom is
an attorney at law, and patent attorney with
Fitch, Even, Tabin and Flannery.
(Twitter | Facebook) Tom can be reached at work at 805.548.1800. For additional contact informaiton see http://tlebens.tel. - Tom has served as a soccer coach and referee in AYSO Region 83. Tom has served on the National Board of Directors for AYSO. And, Tom is a past chair of and serves on the AYSO's National Legal Commission. Tom is the webmaster for AYSO Area 10/Q. (Twitter | Facebook) Tom is an AYSO Advanced Management Instructor, an AYSO Advanced Coach Instructor, an AYSO Referee Instructor, an AYSO National Coach, and an AYSO Intermediate Referee. In the past Tom has also served as Area Director for AYSO Area 10/Q, and as Regional Commissioner for AYSO Region 83.
- Tom serves as Assistant Scoutmaster and a Merit Badge Counsellor for Boy Scout Troop 413 (Twitter | Facebook), in Arroyo Grande, CA
- Tom serves as District Commissioner for the Cuesta District of the Los Padres Council of Scouts BSA.
- Tom has served as Chair of the Technology Advocacy Committee, Board Counsel, and Chair of the Board of Directors for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce (Twitter | Facebook). Tom presently serves on the Technology Advocacy Committee.
- Tom is a Director Emeritus on the Board of Directors for Softec (Twitter | Facebook).
- Tom is a Past President and Member of the Board of Directors for the Cal Poly Alumni Association (Twitter | Facebook).
- Tom served as Chair of and Member of the Cal Poly College of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council for the Cal Poly College of Engineering.
- Tom served on the Board of Directors for the Cal Poly Corporation.
- Tom serves as the Chair of the French Hospital Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors.
- Tom serves as Vice Chair of the SESLOC Federal Credit Union Board of Directors.
- If you would like to contact Tom via e-mail, please send e-mail to t.lebens@ieee.org, t.lebens@acm.org, t.lebens@computer.org or tom.lebens@fanciful.org. Encrypt messages using Tom's PGP public key. If you need encryption software, download it from www.pgp.com (free for non-commercial users).
- Tom is an avid amateur radio operator, operating under the callsign KF6PAZ.
- Tom is also into SCUBA diving, and dives with SLO Ocean Currents and with Kona Honu Divers, most often.
- Julie is a Boy Scout Troop 413 (Twitter | Facebook) Committee member.
- Julie is past President of the Shell Beach School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), and a past Member of the SIP (School Improvement Plan, aka, School Site Council) Committee.
- Julie has served as a referee for AYSO Region 83.
- If you would like to contact Julie Lebens, please send e-mail to julie.lebens@fanciful.org. Encrypt messages using Julie's PGP public key. If you need encryption software, download it from www.pgp.com (free for non-commercial users).